factual
pronunciation
How to pronounce factual in British English:
UK [ˈfæktʃuəl]
How to pronounce factual in American English:
US [ˈfæktʃuəl]
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- Adjective:
- of the nature of fact; having actual existence
- of or relating to or characterized by facts
- existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not
- based on fact
- characterized by fact
Word Origin
- factual (adj.)
- 1834, formed from fact on model of actual. Related: Factually.
Antonym
Example
- 1. The book was to be factual .
- 2. I 'm going to send you there to obtain a factual account .
- 3. The book is composed , like a pointillist painting , of thousands of factual details .
- 4. Rbs says that it has " legal and factual defences " against such claims .
- 5. And presuming that these experts believe this information to be factual , then we must change our entire outlook on life , as individuals and as a society .